Inventing Japan: 1853-1964: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 audiobook runs 6.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Nelson Runger (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 6.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,024 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
468 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 is an audiobook by Ian Buruma: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nelson Runger, released February 27, 2008, on the World and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nelson Runger
- Released
- February 27, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781440782299
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 audiobook?
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is the Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 audiobook free?
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Who narrates Inventing Japan: 1853-1964?
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 is narrated by Nelson Runger.